Chandrayaan-3: PM Modi meets ISRO scientists, announces moon landing site to be named Shiv Shakti
Narendra Modi, on Saturday, visited Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) scientists in Bengaluru for the first time post the launch of the moon mission Chandrayaan-3.
«There is a legacy of naming the landing site. India has taken the decision of naming the landing site.
It will be called 'Shiv Shakti,'» the Prime Minister announced at the meet and greet. He also announced that they had assigned a name to the spot where Chandrayaan-2 landed, which will be known as 'Tiranga Point'.
Modi is at the ISRO Telemetry Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC), where he greeted scientists and apologised for making them show up early in the day.
ISRO Chief S Somanath briefed the Prime Minister on the spacecraft's journey to the moon and the efforts that went into the project.
«I'm sorry for the trouble caused to you, for having come here so early in the morning,» Modi said. «But I wanted to come and meet you as soon as possible.
Salutes the scientists. I salute your hard work, courage, and perseverance,» he added.
The Chandrayaan mission landed on the south pole of the moon — the first ever spacecraft to do so — on Wednesday evening, after 40 days of travel.
